Social Networking to Promote Small Business

By - James Smith

1. Assess your Assets

First action before engaging into Online Social Marketing is :

•To look at what you are trying to promote/

•What are your Assets?

•Who are your Target Customers?

2. Sign up for Social Networking Sites

Facebook Google+ YouTube LinkedIn Socialnetworksoftware

Create a Business Page on Facebook.

Social Networking Sites

3. Find a Social Network Manager

Social Network Manager like ping.fm & HootSuite allows you to manage all of your accounts on one site and schedule your messages to deploy.

4. Post Updates

Provide valuable information about the industry.

Post pictures of your business or people enjoying your business.

Post Videos of your Business on YouTube.

Before adding Friends and Followers, write some content on Social Media Pages.

5. Find Friends And Followers

Twitter and Google+ are easiest. On Google+, comment on one of their posts

immediately. On Twitter, mention them in a post

immediately. To find fans on Facebook, it’s best to start

with real friends and family.

6. Engage Friends and Followers

Google+ - It’s a cross between Facebook and Twitter. It’s great because you can create circles of certain people you want to target for different reasons.

LinkedIn - The best way to engage with potential customers is by joining industry groups and starting group discussions.

6. Engage Friends and Followers

Your first priority should be building that relationship with people, not pitching your service or product.

On Facebook - Share their links on your wall and/or comment on them.

On Twitter - Retweet their stories and comment on them! Reply to each and every message.

7. Stay Current

Get alerts sent to your phone when folks engage with you via your social networking sites – at least in the beginning – that way you respond quickly.

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